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1996 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrSecrets and Lies, Mike Leigh (United Kingdom)Grand PrizeBreaking the Waves, Lars von Trier (Denmark)Best ActorsPascal Duquenne and Daniel Auteuil, Eighth Day (France)Best…

Debra Winger

Name at birth: Mary Debra WingerActress Debra Winger was a top box office star in the 1980s and an Oscar nominee for her leading roles in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Terms of Endearment (…

1953 Cannes Film Festival

Grand PrixThe Wages of Fear, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France/Italy)Best ActorCharles Vanel, The Wages of Fear (France/Italy)Best ActressShirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba (United States)…

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards -- more than any other actor in history. Meryl Streep first came to fame in 1979, when she won an Emmy for her performance in the TV miniseries…

Mahershala Ali

Name at birth: Mahershalalhashbaz GilmoreMahershala Ali received rave reviews -- and then won an Oscar -- for his performance in the 2016 film Moonlight. Two years later he won another Oscar as best…

Top 50 Greatest Screen Legends

The following list includes the top 50 greatest actors in the history of film, according to the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute defines an American screen legend as “an…

George Sewel BOUTWELL, Congress, MA (1818-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1877 Party: Republican BOUTWELL George Sewel , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Brookline, Mass., January 28, 1818; attended the public…

1986 Gramophone Awards

ChamberFauré, Piano Quartets nos. 1 and 2, Domus (Hyperion)ChoralJanácek, Glagolitic Mass, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (Supraphon)ConcertoBeethoven…

1949 Tony Awards

PlayDeath of a SalesmanMusicalKiss Me KateActor—PlayRex Harrison, Anne of the Thousand DaysActress—PlayMartita Hunt, The Madwoman of ChaillotSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayArthur Kennedy,…